Media Reporting and Reference Guide on LGBT Issues
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Sex:<br />
It is the classificati<strong>on</strong> of people as male or female. At birth infants are assigned a sex,<br />
usually based <strong>on</strong> the appearance of their external anatomy. However a pers<strong>on</strong>’s sex, as<br />
defined by biology, is a combinati<strong>on</strong> of bodily characteristics including: chromosomes,<br />
horm<strong>on</strong>es, internal <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> external reproductive organs, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> sec<strong>on</strong>dary sex characteristics.<br />
Pers<strong>on</strong>s whose biological sex cannot be classified as either male or female are classified<br />
as intersex, however they may identify as intersex pers<strong>on</strong>s, male, female, trans pers<strong>on</strong>s,<br />
or other.<br />
Source: TGEU 2016 July 4<br />
Sexual orientati<strong>on</strong>:<br />
Refers to each pers<strong>on</strong>’s capacity for profound affecti<strong>on</strong>, emoti<strong>on</strong>al <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> sexual attracti<strong>on</strong><br />
to, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> intimate <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> sexual relati<strong>on</strong>s with, individuals of a different gender or the same<br />
gender or more than <strong>on</strong>e gender.<br />
Source: ILGA Europe 2015<br />
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